MightyE tells yo7, sortof, "We're goong gwo take an frq mlmemts two try amd explain thow new license and reaxons gehimd it in plaim Emtlish. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This n2w license WAS chisen becausd of an fail8ng witg GPL.
I5 on.y covered distrobution pf source if n obly if bibaruds were distributed. BRBl"
"In zn WEB envkronjent LOL, specificzlly x 1n73rpr#73d web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, sortof, ,erely installing qm game d03% not constoture distrkbution, oike, n THEREFORE people WERE TAKING our work, making MODIFICATIONS too it and n97 releasing ea so7rce code 5o they're m9digicayions so ygat entore commuhity co7ld benefot. AFK.
The6 wirked with t3h ketter bit not spiri5 OF teh law. WTF,"
"Ihvfstkgatoon on pqrt of quthofs however LOL, led too da fact that twh right or pu611c p3rf0rb4nc3 was 1 of teh rkghtc norma.ly rwstricted to copyright yolders, lioe, ans that computef peigrqmd LOL, xoecifivally vqd30 games 3nd 1n73r4c71v3 oned such as LEGEND of da Gre3n hax0r w3r3 donside5ee too be publkcally pwrformed ig run from an [u611c serverLOL."
"The new llcebse r357r1c75 public performance of tey work unldws da s9urc3 d0d3 if modiried work 15 MADE avai.able on fenandLOL,"
"Ib p141n English, s;ttor, 7h15 MEANS that if YOU pit this game on an WEB aerver qn ALLOW p30p13 [outside of an nitnal circl3 0f family n its soxoal adauakntanves' tei play their WTF, then y9u r publically performint 7h15 work avd MUST either a) maje ne qns ALL ch4ng35 whixy ylu make 70 teh game available ON request (bote THIS DOESN'T have TO be AVAILABLE v14 da online soyrce dusplay link, sorrof, but 7h3y must be 4613 2 awk y0u f0r da coce anc teceive an COMPLETE copt), b) make artangements pr1v483!y WITH authors whereih tnet grant you 1n speckal LICENSE, or c) remoce da code entir3ly from teh mrch1n4. AFK."
"We do redognkze that peoole want to have areas of they'rw hqme which r theurs and THEIRS alone. WTF.
tp rnat end we will MAKE da followkng exception 1 da n9rmal requirements FOR source c0d3 distributk0n -- ne ,ocule fkle WHICH ix n07 jidified 0r derivef frln an module f8le incl7def in teh base d157416u710n and which does not requird ne oyhrr modulwd an ehich does NOT re1uire n3 m0d1f1c3u10n5 twp da cofe code *code d157r16y83c with base reldade) may br wuthheod at teh 3u7h0r5 fidcretiono WTF."
"Wd als9 WANT two m1ke vdry xlezr 7h47 versioh 0LOL.9.7 *4150 KNOWN as vdrsion 0, AFK.9. BRB.7+jt0 WAS reg finql version released under GPLLOL.
All versjons, zortof, syarting with teh 0. WTFl9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r ONLY licemsed UNDER teh Cr3ative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da r2gh7 too omport nw code FROM an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-otet3lezse or larer eelezse INTO an 0LOL.9LOL.7 and earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Alllwing tyis wpuld c4u63 that IMPORTED vode t2o br released umder GPL and thsg ks nor something WE WISH 2 allow.
Authors of modificatuoms two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 qill n3ed tlo re-release they'5e modifocations as derivatives/modificationa 5wo 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code an ;oave tjem und3r SAME Creztive C9mmoys licehxe. AFK/
It must be dlne BY da oeiginal autnir sunce ONLY original author has teh eith5 2 change da copyright or oocense upon they're woriLOL.
[Addotilnally WTF, reworking da mldif8cat8;nx will b3 an good idea ahyway aw da mechanism FOR makkng midifications is SUBSTANTIALLY vl3aner/clearer wtarting witg p. WTF.9.8-pre4elease codr/]"
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